Lanterna Rally

Author: Sharon Turner

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-10-25

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 9781334058899

Excerpt from History of England, Vol. 6 of 12: From the Earliest Period to the Death of Elizabeth; From the Continuation of the Reign of Henry the Sixth, to the End of the Reign of Richard the Third By gradual perseverance, trespassing inevitably, tho unwillingly, on the indulgence of his friends, the task advanced; and this last summer has enabled the Author to complete, by this volume, what he considers to be the second series of the English History. The first was given in the work on the anglo-saxons, which brought down our national historiography to the Norman conquest. The second period, which com prises the History of England during the middle ages, commences at the accession of William the Conqueror, and terminates with the death of Henry VII. Here the middle ages of Europe naturally close with the conclusion of the fifteenth century. A new world, quite unlike the former, then arose, from which all our modern history has owed, and with which it is, and will long be, inseparably connected. In England, this begins with the reign of Henry VIII. During whose life all the great innovations, states, interests and establishments became prominent, which have so marked and elevated all the succeeding periods. Hence the present volume, with the two former ones, may be, not unfitly, termed, the history OF eng land during the middle ages. Describing our public transactions, the personal portraits of our kings, and the main features and changes of our national character and costume; they are meant to exhibit a period of society, and a course of events, unlike either Grecian, Roman, or Asiatic story; yet not less peculiar, original, striking, and important. AS the History of the anglo-saxons formed a distinct subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."